About Allison Zmuda

2024 Malcolm Knowles Award for Significant Lifelong Contributions to the Field of Self-Directed Learning

Allison Zmuda is an international education consultant specializing in long-term projects on curriculum, assessment, and instructional designs.

She works with her school clients to imagine learning experiences that are worthy of the pursuit for both students and educators, designing work that is relevant, meaningful, challenging, and appropriate. In addition to her consulting work, she has co-authored 11 books and has written numerous articles on curriculum design and personalized learning. She is co-director of the Institute for Habits of Mind with Bena Kallick and Art Costa as well as generating fresh ideas and amplifying voices on Learning Personalized. Her latest writing project with Heidi Hayes Jacobs articulates how to streamline and energize curriculum scheduled to be released by ASCD in September 2023.